North Central Austin is a hidden gem for out-of-towners because airbnbs are much cheaper than staying downtown or other hip areas (ahem mueller ahem), but access to everything is easy due to Mopac (DON’T GO DURING TRAFFIC). I spent the first three months of my return to Austin in a great house off 2222 &…
AND THE WINNER IS … JEFFREY!! Congrats, thanks for reading, and happy poppin’!! (send pics if you make the Popcorn Cake!!) I celebrated my birthday with a ton of Gaslamp popcorn—seriously, we’re talking these four bags here folks … and you can too! Or at least celebrate the okay state of California’s September 9th birthday.…
They’re bound to go out of style at some point soon, but for now “just sayin” tees are still very, very current. I skew funny/outdoorsy for my sayings, so I’m eyeing the following … any opinions? Buy? Wait? Never? FWIW – Everfitte is a local OC company (San Clemente) and I wrote about Nickel &…
Hiiiiii GracedByGrit! This Friday and Saturday, come join the makers of my favorite athletic/wear-for-everything tank tops for a lil pop-up shop at 15th Street Surf + Supply. You’ll be able to try things on, which I think is important in this brand because I’ve flitted between all the sizes depending on how I want them…
[UPDATE: OMG!] Reception: Artist Eva Malhotra Saturday, April 30, 2-5 p.m., Newport Beach Central Library Friends Room Meet artist Eva Malhotra and learn how she creates the unique works of art that are currently on exhibit in the Central Library. Is she a painter or a sculptor? Malhotra combines a variety of techniques to create her art, including…
Y’all know I sometimes get obsessed with brands that are doing awesome things with giving back, recycling, and the like, but it’s been a bit since I’ve discovered one I so instantly became obsessed with. Meet Parks Project. I don’t even know where to begin. The rad designs? The butter-soft fabrics? The protecting, preserving, and…
I remember joking about making a LOCAL badge in 2008. Finally someone really did it—good work, kids, good work. Click here to print the thing out, find out what the QR code says, and more. Three more Local-y things this week for SXSW: 1. Local Band Achachay! Plays a Billion Venues Thurs March 15th: Northeast by…
How bad is it when you’re so busy you don’t know this is life in austin & aspen has won an award until TWO DAYS after it was announced? Pretty bad. But still badass! We won a “Best Local Blog” award from The World Media Awards, which recognizes successful bloggers and publishers from across the globe. To…
Like the shopping sites I’ve mentioned before, new Austin-based non-profit Connecther.org is focused on making life better for global women and children. Only Connecther.org provides collective giving and increased visibility to smaller scale 501c3 projects. By aggregating and consolidating hundreds of women and children focused non-profit projects, Connecther provides a platform for a single donor or a donor…
Hope Farmers Market is putting on Praise, Pies & Pinatas during the regularly scheduled market time, 10am-2pm, Sunday, June 26. There will be a FREE Pie social, with coffee and ice cream, pinata workshops and smashing, and praise music from Son Armados and Anthropos Arts! Also, proceeds from donations will benefit Out Youth, a non-profit…